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authorPaul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>2023-06-22 13:44:50 -0700
committerPaul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>2023-06-22 13:49:09 -0700
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Call "CST" a time zone abbreviation, not a name
In documentation, call strings like "CST" time zone abbreviations, not
time zone names.  This terminology is more precise, and is what tzdb uses.
A string like "CST" is ambiguous and does not fully name a time zone.
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diff --git a/time/time.h b/time/time.h
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@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ extern char *__REDIRECT_NTH (ctime_r, (const time_t *__restrict __timer,
 
 
 /* Defined in localtime.c.  */
-extern char *__tzname[2];	/* Current timezone names.  */
+extern char *__tzname[2];	/* Current time zone abbreviations.  */
 extern int __daylight;		/* If daylight-saving time is ever in use.  */
 extern long int __timezone;	/* Seconds west of UTC.  */